Bracelet.



H. B. PRATT.

BRACELET.

APPLICATION FILED MM. 3. 1915 1 9 1 66,629, Patented J a n. 4,-191 6.

zullblesses IrLuen-"Cbr- 'v f rinrrnn s'rn ras Parana orrroa.

I HENRY B. PRATT, OF STJPAUL, MINNESOTA.

BRACELET.

1,166,629. p fi a of Ilettersfatent Patented Jan. 4,1916.

' Application filed March 3, 1915. SerialNo. 11,863.

To all whom it may concern: I extending over the joints between the abut- Be it known that I, HENRY B. PRATT, a ting ends of the links, passes inwardly citizen of the United States, residing in St. through the slots 10 and lines the inner of a Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of concave sides of said links.

Minnesota, have invented new and useful Having described my invention, what I Improvements in Bracelets, of which the folclaim as new and desire to protect by Letlowing is a specification. ters Patent is:

My invention relates to improvements in 1. Ina bracelet, a series of oblong metal bracelets. Its object 'is' to provide an easily plates, each plate being formed with a transassembled and attractive ornament of 4 this verse rectilinear slot at each end thereof, and kind, having a series of metal links united a band passing through all 'ofsaid slots for by a flexible band,'which lines said links and uniting. said plates. overlaps their ends. j I 2. In a bracelet, a plurality of oblong 'A further object is to provide in a device plates curved longitudinally, each of said of this kind a series of links, each of which plates being formed with a transverse slot convex side thereof.

is shaped to substantially conformto the near each end and with a panel on the concurvatureiof the wrist and provided with a vexv side thereof between said slots, and a panel adapted to display a monogram, iniflat band passing through said slots and tials or other ornamentation on the outer or joining said plates-in a series. 4

' 3. In a bracelet, a plurality of plates This bracelet is peculiarly fitted for use as curved longitudinally, each of said plates bea friendship or keepsake bracelet, in which ing formed with a transverse slot near each i the several links or plates are donated'or inend and with a panel on the convex side 5 sembled as a complete bracelet.

scribedby sundry friends and thereafter asthereof between said slots, and a flexible band passing throughsaid slots and behind In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective said panels. a

view of a bracelet embodying my inventipn, 4:. In abracelet, aplurality of oblong metal and Fig. 2 is ,"a perspective viewof one link plates, each plate. being curved longitudithereof. nally and perforated at its ends, and a flat Referring to thedrawings, I have used-the flexible band passing through said perforareference letter A to' indicate bracelet links, tions and extending along the inner 'or con- Which are joined in an endless series by the cave sides of the plates. soft flexible band B. Each link is a thin 5. In abracelet, an endless series of oblong oblong plate curved longitudinally and plates, severally formed with a central panel formed with transverse slots 10 near each and a transverse slot near each end, and a end. The central portion of the outer or flexible hand woven in and out through said convex side of each link is depressed to form slots to connect said plates, said band beinga panel 11, which may be engraved or otherarranged to line the inner sides of the panels wise marked'or ornamented. The margin 12 and overlap the portions of the links be- 40 about the panel 11 projects beyond the face tween the slots and the ends of the links.

of said panel and protects the same and any In testimony whereof, have signed my ornamentation which may be placed there- 7 name to this specification 1n the presence of on. The band B is threaded in the slots 10, two subscribing witnesses.

as shown, to cover the ends of the links and HENRY B. PRATT.

expose the panels 11, and the ends of this Witnesses band are tied together to secure the bracelet F. G. CASWELL, around the wrist of the wearer. Said band 1 J. E. STRYKER. 

